Leighton Buzzard

Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard
	Market Square
	Leighton Buzzard Location within Bedfordshire
Population	37,469
OS grid reference	SP921250
Civil parish	Leighton-Linslade;
Unitary authority	Central Bedfordshire;
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LEIGHTON BUZZARD
Postcode district	LU7
Dialling code	01525
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Bedfordshire;

Leighton Buzzard (/ˈleɪtən ˈbʌzərd/ ^ⓘ LAY-tən BUZ-ərd) is a market town in Bedfordshire, England, in the southwest of the county and close to the Buckinghamshire border. It lies between Aylesbury, Tring, Luton/Dunstable and Milton Keynes, near the Chiltern Hills.

It is 36 miles (58 km) northwest of Central London and linked to the capital by the Grand Union Canal and the West Coast Main Line. The built-up area extends on either side of the River Ouzel (here about 2 metres wide) to include its historically separate neighbour Linslade, and is administered by Leighton-Linslade Town Council.

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